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the Principal Nursing Officer with a view to increasing the co-ordination between this service and
the nursing services. The service operated from Central Office and two Divisional Offices.
There was still an acute shortage of Home Helps in some parts of the Borough and informal
talks were given to Women's Organisations by the organising staff for the purpose of recruitment
but the number of applications for employment was disappointing.
During the year there were fewer applications than in the previous year from patients for
maternity help but there was an increase in the number of cases over 65 years of age.

Neighbourly Help Service
27 Neighbourly Helps were employed at the end of the year and were providing assistance
to 27 individual households.
Day Nurse'ries
During the year, the three day nurseries continued to operate to full capacity and 15 more
places in the York Park Nursery were made available to Barnet children by the gradual withdrawal
of Borough of Brent cases. It was still the policy to admit priority cases, i.e. children
from homes where the conditions are unsatisfactory from the health point of view, children of
unsupported mothers, widows and widowers, and children who are handicapped either physically
or mentally. Staffing at the nurseries remained fairly constant and at no time during the year
were admissions curtailed because of shortage of staff.

Figures include Londor Borough of Brent cases — allocated places at York Park during 1967.
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